Children’s author Alli signs her latest book The Zonkey
A children’s author from Daventry met fans of her work on Saturday and signed copies of her book.Alli Rogers has released The Zonkey, a rhyming picture story book which is aimed at two to...
View ArticleAthletes spring into action for competition at Daventry Phoenix Gymnastics Club
Young athletes sprung into action to show off their skills at Daventry Phoenix Gymnastics Club.A weekend of gymnastics took place on November 21-22 for the annual cluib championships.Oraganisers said...
View ArticleWeekend temperatures break records for mildest December day in Northamptonshire
Temperatures in Northamptonshire have beaten the warmest December Day on record for the county.Pitsford Weather Station recorded a high of 15.4 degrees centigrade on Friday, matching the record for the...
View ArticlePolice ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing Northamptonshire woman
Police officers are growing increasingly concerned for a Northampton woman who has not been seen since Friday.Joanna Conway, from Stanley Road, St James, has not been seen since just after 4pm on...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire to be ‘fully integrated’ with Leicestershire and...
A new ‘strategic alliance’ between Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Police will see the forces integrated as closely as possible without actually merging, the county’s police and...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire charity says it’s doing its best to protect services facing...
County charity Service Six is reassuring its users that it is doing all it can to protect the support services it offers families across Northamptonshire – despite proposed budget cuts by the county...
View ArticleRelatives of Northamptonshire care home residents say closure plans are...
Relatives of people living in Olympus Care Homes in Northamptonshire say the county council is “putting its budget before care” with proposals to close two as part of £77 million cuts to public...
View ArticleUnion says members are ‘overwhelmingly against’ plans to split up...
Plans by Northamptonshire County Council to begin splitting its services into not-for-profit companies have been branded as “reckless” by a major trade union official after 93 percent of members say...
View ArticleWatches and jewellery stolen from house in Flore
Jewellery, watches and other unique items were stolen from a house in Flore.Sometime between 6.20am and 3.30pm on Friday December 18, offender/s broke into the property in Flore Hill and took the...
View ArticlePolice car vandalised in Daventry
Vandals smashed the rear window of a police car which was parked in a Daventry street.A large stone was thrown through the back window of the Vauxhall Astra while it was parked in Tovey Drive sometime...
View ArticleDaventry house broken into
A house in Daventry was broken into sometime on Sunday or Monday.The property, in Christchurch Drive, was broken into between noon on Sunday, December 20, and 3.50pm the following day.Witnesses, or...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire Tools For Self Reliance charity has a ukulele Christmas party
Clients and helpers of Northampton-based Tools for Self Reliance enjoyed a Christmas party on Monday with the the help of Raunds Ukulele Orchestra and carol singers John and Ron from Irchester Reachout...
View ArticleWhy Santa may have to mow his lawn this Christmas (well, he would if he lived...
Forget presents and turkey, we’re all more likely than ever to be mowing our lawns this Christmas.That’s according to the Woodland Trust.The charity has been recording signs of seasonal activity in a...
View ArticlePolice reveal Christmas Day call-outs total as charity warns of domestic...
Police were called out to nearly 350 incidents in Northamptonshire on Christmas Day last year with dozens relating to domestic violence, according to new figures obtained by the Chronicle &...
View ArticleSex offender arrested at Sixfields restaurant for breaching order
A registered sex offender was arrested for breaching the conditions of his order at a family restaurant in Sixfields, Northampton. The 34-year-old man from Northampton was taken into custody on...
View ArticleHomes with slow broadband in Northamptonshire can now apply for speed-up...
Around 1,650 properties afflicted by slow broadband in Northamptonshire can now apply for the costs of installing a satellite dish to speed up their internet connection.Northamptonshire County Council...
View ArticleRecord crowd gathers as Northamptonshire’s Wild and Woolly Boxing Day...
A record crowd braved the mud in Northamptonshire yesterday to watch the legendary Wild and Woolly Boxing Day scramble.The motorcycle race, in its 90th year, took place in Blisworth once again as...
View ArticlePolice raids in Daventry after series of burglaries
Officers raided addresses in Daventry on Christmas Eve, including unwrapping and searching presents.Following a series of more than 10 burglaries in Daventry in the run up to Christmas, a team of 22...
View ArticleLorry blocks country lane near Daventry after getting stuck under railway bridge
A lorry carrying a load of beer has got jammed under a low rail bridge.The lorry was travelling down Furnace Lane between Nether Heyford at the A5 when it got stuck at the old railway bridge shortly...
View ArticleTeenagers robbed on village street on Christmas Day
Two teenagers had their shoes stolen by a pair of masked men who robbed them on Christmas Day.The two 16-year-olds were standing close to a bus stop in Bugbrooke Road, Kislingbury, just after 10pm on...
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